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The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, recently enacted Government Regulation No. 36 of 2023 regarding Foreign Exchange Export Proceeds from the Business, Management, and/or Processing of Natural Resources ("GR 36").

Indonesia's Director General of Sea Transportation (Direktur Jenderal Perhubungan Laut or "DJPL") has issued a regulation that eases the moratorium it placed...

Indonesia has introduced sweeping reforms requiring all exports of strategic natural resources—including palm oil, coal, and ferroalloys—to be conducted exclusively through a state-owned enterprise. These changes, coupled with revised rules mandating that export proceeds be deposited in state-owned banks, fundamentally reshape the commercial landscape for producers, traders, and financiers operating in Indonesia's natural resources sector.

In 2009, the Indonesian legislature passed the mining law that requires certain mining industry participants to process raw materials within Indonesia before exporting them.

Forests must be utilized and used in an appropriate and sustainable way by considering ecological, social and economic functions and ensuring the continuity of forests for the present and future generations.

President Joko Widodo had previously announced a ban on the export of raw materials in the form of nickel that entered into effect on January 2020 as well as a ban on the export of bauxite ore that shall be effective by June 2023.

In October 2023, the Indonesian government issued Presidential Regulation No. 70 of 2023 on Land Allocation for Investment Arrangement ("PR 70/2023").

At the end of December 2021, the Indonesian government issued several policies related to coal export through inter alia Letters issued by the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

A global survey has found that out of 96 countries, Indonesia was the least attractive mining investment destination.

The official text of the amendment to Indonesia's Mining Law (Law No. 4 of 2009) finally became available to the public last week as Law No. 3 of 2020.

Indonesia accounts for 50% of all thermal coal imports into India. Its vast coal reserves have provided attractive opportunities to investors and coal buyers alike.

Companies engaging in mining business activities in Indonesia can be established with 100% foreign investment, but they are subject to a divestment requirement

One perspective is that the policy of banning such raw materials exports is too hasty when taking into consideration that the production volume of domestic copper concentrate does not match the rate...

In addition to the Indonesian Constitution, the principal law that regulates the mining industry is Law 4/2009 on Coal and Mineral Mining (Law 4/2009).

The Government of Indonesia has issued a regulation to implement the recent amendments made to the Mining Law.

Home to the Grasburg mine, the largest gold mine and second largest copper mine in the world, and blessed with an abundance of substantial deposits ...

An overview of foreign investment in the Indonesian mining sector.